Although Shōji had no way to directly and accurately compare how much weaker or stronger Tendō was than Toneri from the Original Work, he could say with absolute certainty that Tendō was weaker.
After all, Toneri in the Original Work had awakened his own Tenseigan.
Even if he had only just awakened it and was far less adept at using it, he had undeniably displayed power that had entered the Six Paths level.
And that had been a pair of Tenseigan!
Tendō before him could only use the power of a single Tenseigan, and it was not even his own—it required a secondary conversion.
In terms of aura alone, Tendō before him could be considered an expert at the Super Kage level!
Shōji should have the advantage in a direct comparison of strength.
But Shōji still needed to remain extremely cautious. Even if the other man was weaker than him, the gap would not be particularly large. He still possessed the power to threaten Shōji. After all, the Tenseigan was a power on the same level as the Rinnegan.
He could not let down his guard in the slightest.
"You should be Ōtsutsuki Tendō, right? Though this may be presumptuous, would you be willing to hand over the Tenseigan behind you?"
Shōji gazed into the distance at Ōtsutsuki Tendō and spoke with a faint smile.
"Hmph. This Chakra, these eyes... You are a direct descendant of Hagoromo, aren't you? You people who defied our ancestor's will and destroyed the natural order of the entire world actually dare set foot in this sacred domain established by our ancestor Hamura!"
"You truly have a death wish, young man!"
Tendō looked at the Mangekyō Sharingan in Shōji's eyes and the enormous Susanoo, and records concerning the descendants of the Sage of Six Paths